Patrick Mulligan (born 9 June 1912 – 21 January 1990) was the

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Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the ot ...

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from 18 January 1970 until 7 July 1979, when he was succeeded by Joseph Duffy.

Early life and education

He was born at

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and educated at St Macartan's College, Monaghan and

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. He studied for the priesthood at

, and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Clogher in 1937, a classmate of

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. Later, Mulligan served as Diocesan Secretary for a period and also a teacher in St Macartan's College, Monaghan, and St Tiarnach's School,

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. He became the first President of

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in 1957, retiring from that position in the summer of 1966. In that year, he was appointed

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of Clogher and Parish Priest of

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Bishop of Clogher

Mulligan's appointment as

was made on 28 November 1969 and he received episcopal ordination two months later on 18 January 1970. The

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was invited to concelebrate the ordination Mass but refused to participate in this then novel way. As bishop he oversaw the implementation within the diocese of many of the changes brought about by the

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and during his term three new churches and several schools were built in the diocese. He was a knowledgeable and published author of local history and

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expert. He was succeeded by Joseph Duffy and while in retirement wrote a short History of the Diocese of Clogher as well as several articles for local historical journals, serving several terms as President of the

Clogher Historical Society Clogher () is a village and civil parish in the border area of south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, 5.8 miles from the border crossing to County Monaghan. It stands on the townlands of Clogher Demesne and ...

. Mulligan died on 21 January 1990, aged 77 years and is buried in the grounds of his Cathedral, alongside his predecessor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mulligan, Patrick Roman Catholic bishops of Clogher 1912 births 1990 deaths People from County Fermanagh 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth

Early life and education

Bishop of Clogher

See also

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